Gunflint Lake Trout Fishing

[MooseTrack]

I am heading up to Gunflint Lake this weekend with the family in search of some lake trout and a last minute family get-away (since we do not head to Mexico..I guess we will have to go lake trout fishing . Thanks Steve F for the recommendations. We will have snowmobiles, so we will be mobile. Just looking for any info on baits and if anyone has updated info. Thanks.

[walterman]

MooseTrack...from what ive heard the snow is melting fast up the trail. It got to 61 degrees according to the Seagull creek guard station website today. We are headed up on Wednesday and staying on the lake also. Hopefully we will be able to run all over the place, we changed our plans from sleds to atvs for this trip. Hopefully we are ok. If you see a couple of hondas with a green otter and blue fish trap stop over.

[Northlander]

Slender spoons, jigging raps, gulp smelt or shiners on a jig head, lindy flyers, buckshots and Nils jigging shads all got hits when we were up there. Shore lines with sharp drops, points and mid lake humps. Most fishing we did was in the 25-45' range.

[grousehunter]

I'll be up there this weekend too. Staying at Hestons on Gunflint. Where are you guys staying at? I can't believe how warm it is getting up there.

[walterman]

We are wall tenting out on the lake Friday through the weekend and staying down in Lutsen Wednesday and Thursday. We will be fishing on Gunflint, North, and Saganaga if anyone sees us out there stop over for a cold one. Hopefully the rain stays away...

[MooseTrack]

Thanks for the info. We will be staying at Gunflint Lodge and will be arriving on Friday...departing on Monday. If you see a husband/wife combo with 2 rugrats and a golden retriever...that would be us. Stop by for a a cold one.

[splakeshaker]

We did well a week ago with slender spoons tipped with cisco heads and whole frozen shiners. Spoons outworked raps, airplane jigs and tube jigs. Had no hits on tipups. Good Luck and post pics when ya get back!!

[Leaddog]

Was mushing on Gunflint all weekend. The lake will be good but the snowmobilers said the trails were real rough. The Mush for a Cure (breast cancer charity event) starts at noon Saturday and runs the lenght of Gunflint Lake so you'll see 30 some dog teams on the run. Please give them a little extra room. The lodge will be fun that night!

Good luck, didn't have time to fish. Hope to next time.

[thedeadsea]

Jack are you mushing in that?

[Leaddog]

Seen the other thresd yet?!

[MooseTrack]

Sounds like fun leaddog. Being an ax musher I will give them plenty of room.

[grousehunter]

Does anyone know of a place to get a better map for Gunflint lake other than the MN dnr lakefinder map?

We will have a green otter cabin and clam 5600 if anyone wants to stop by for a beer.

[walterman]

grouse...I have a little different map that my dad bought years ago. Also, I have a bunch of gps coordinates if too. Maybe run into you Saturday.

[Leaddog]

Gander Mtn (or cabela's). Gander had three different topos all show water depth. 7 or 8 bucks. Of course these are whole area maps but they'll get you close enough to the structure.